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{{FriendBox
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|name=Tsuchinoko
|name=Tsuchinoko
|originalpic=079.png
|originalpic=TsuchinokoOriginal.png
|name_jp=ツチノコ
|name_jp=ツチノコ
|name_rm=Tsuchinoko
|name_rm=Tsuchinoko
|firstfeatured=Kemono Friends (2015 Game)
|firstfeatured=Kemono Friends (2015 Game)
|name_sci=???
|classification=Cryptid
|distribution=???
|basedon=[[Wikipedia:Tiliqua_scincoides|Blue Tongued Lizard]]
|lifespan=???
|wikilink=[[wikipedia:Tsuchinoko|Tsuchinoko]]
|wikilink=Tsuchinoko
|conservationstatus=???
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|introduction=Tsuchinoko is a Friend that usually appears alone wherever she is spotted.
|introduction='''Tsuchinoko''' is a cryptid [[Friend]] who has appeared in all Kemono Friends media to date.
|appearance=Tsuchinoko has cyan hair, and her own eyes sometimes shine the same color. She has a thick brown and black striped tail which matches the stripes of her hooded jacket.  
|appearance=Tsuchinoko has cyan hair, and her own eyes sometimes shine the same color. She has a thick brown and black striped tail which matches the stripes of her hooded jacket.  


Her main feature is her unique brown and black striped hooded jacket, which covers her upper body all the way to the top of her head. The top of the hood has two red circles that resemble large eyes. The front of the hood has a yellow middle portion to symbolize the Tsuchinoko belly, with side pockets in the middle-bottom part. She wears a pink bow that has a blue gradient at the end to resemble the tongue. She wears a very traditional and difficult-to-wear [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geta_(footwear) geta] kind known as a "Tengu geta", which has only a single, thin and tall wooden base compared to the usual geta.
Her main feature is her unique brown and black striped hooded jacket, which covers her upper body all the way to the top of her head. The top of the hood has two red circles that resemble large eyes. The front of the hood has a yellow middle portion to symbolize the Tsuchinoko belly, with side pockets in the middle-bottom part. She wears a pink bow that has a blue gradient at the end to resemble the tongue. She wears a very traditional and difficult-to-wear [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geta_(footwear) geta] kind known as a "Tengu geta", which has only a single, thin and tall wooden base compared to the usual geta.
|attribute=Tsuchinoko is known to be a very intelligent Friend. In the anime, she has an affinity for research, taking note of each discovery she finds and obsesses over them for a while.
|t0=No
|t1=Yes
|nxnrole=Minor character, obtainable
|t2=Yes
|mangarole=Major character
|mangaApr=[[Chapter 5 (Manga)]]
|t3=Yes
|animerole=Major character
|animeApr=[[Episode 4 - Desert Area]]
|t4=No
|t5=No
|t6=Yes
|play1role=Major character
|t7=No
|t8=No
|t9=Yes
|pavirole=Minor character, observable (Normal + Gen 2)
|t10=No
|t11=No
|t12=No
|t13=Yes
|fesrole=Minor character, obtainable
|t14=No
|t15=Yes
|picrossrole=Mimamori Friend; also has playable puzzle
|t16=No
|t17=No
|t18=Yes
|s2role=Cameo
|s2Apr=[[S2E07: Beyond Speed]]
|t19=No
|t20=No
|t21=No
|t22=Yes
|kf3role=Minor character, obtainable
|t23=No
|t24=No
|t25=No
|t26=No
|t27=No
|t28=Yes
|kingdomrole=Major character, obtainable
|minor==== [[Kemono Friends Puzzle Puzzle Gokko]] ===
Tsuchinoko appears as a minor character in Puzzle Puzzle Gokko. She appears on top of the board on some levels of the game as a still picture of [[Tsuchinoko/Anime|her anime model.]]


She can navigate deep labyrinths on her own, and has extraordinary abilities that help her survive. She's known to use abilities that could be considered superhuman, such as the ability to observe past walls via heat signals and other various abilities that are yet to be described.
=== [[Kemono Friends Picross]] ===
Tsuchinoko appears in a puzzle of Kemono Friends Picross where the player can obtain a picture of the friend by solving a puzzle.


She prefers being alone, and does not mind hiding from the rest of Japari Park in the underground. This, however, does not prevent the other residents from knowing what a Tsuchinoko is, and some would consider her a very rare discovery when they see her.
=== [[Bikkuriman]] ===
|reallife=The Tsuchinoko is classified under a group of creatures called [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_cryptids "Unidentified Mysterious Animals" (UMA), or also called "cryptids"]. It is one of the most popular cryptids in Japan, even getting its own annualx festival called the "Tsuchinoko Festival". It is also called "bachi hebi" in some areas of said country.
Tsuchinoko appears on a sticker of Bikkuriman, a line of wafer treats produced by Lotte, notable for the highly collectible stickers that come bundled with each wafer.
|reallife=[[File:Tsuchinoko Real Life.png|thumb|upright=1.0|left| The cryptid snake Tsuchinoko]]
The Tsuchinoko is classified under a group of creatures called [[Wikipedia:List_of_cryptids| "Unidentified Mysterious Animals" (UMA), or also called "cryptids"]]. It is one of the most popular cryptids in Japan, even getting its own annual festival called the "Tsuchinoko Festival". It is also called "bachi hebi" in some areas of said country.


It is mostly described as looking like a snake, but has a large central girth compared to the typical snake. Qualities and abilities of this creature include being able to jump meters in length, liking alcohol, can use its unique body to move around through rolling, among others. As it is a cryptid, the various accounts of it are taken from documentations which have not been completely accepted by science, which includes numerous supposed sightings documented across many regions in Japan, as well as legends that also describe it.
It is mostly described as looking like a snake, but has a large central girth compared to the typical snake. Qualities and abilities of this creature include being able to jump meters in length, liking alcohol, can use its unique body to move around through rolling, among others. As it is a cryptid, the various accounts of it are taken from documentations which have not been completely accepted by science, which includes numerous supposed sightings documented across many regions in Japan, as well as legends that also describe it.


A specific species of lizard called the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tiliqua_scincoides "Blue Tongued Lizard"] is commonly mistaken for a Tsuchinoko, to the point that some researchers assert this being the animal that the sightings are referring to. It matches many descriptions of the Tsuchinoko's appearance, and was also discovered around the same era Tsuchinokos have been spotted.
A specific species of lizard called the [[Wikipedia:Tiliqua_scincoides|"Blue Tongued Lizard"]] is commonly mistaken for a Tsuchinoko, to the point that some researchers assert this being the animal that the sightings are referring to. It matches many descriptions of the Tsuchinoko's appearance, and was also discovered around the same era Tsuchinokos have been spotted.
|trivia=* In the 2017 Tsuchinoko Festival, official Kemono Friends designer Yoshizaki Mine [http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/interest/2017-05-01/kemono-friends-character-designer-draws-tsuchinoko-for-yearly-festival/.115563 made a special Tsuchinoko art piece] as a sign of gratitude for the anime's success.
|trivia=* In the 2017 Tsuchinoko Festival, official Kemono Friends designer Yoshizaki Mine [http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/interest/2017-05-01/kemono-friends-character-designer-draws-tsuchinoko-for-yearly-festival/.115563 made a special Tsuchinoko art piece] as a sign of gratitude for the anime's success.
* At his Anime North 2018 Q&A panel, Yoshitada Fukuhara revealed that he believes in the existence of tsuchinoko in the wild
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